Transmission/Substation Engineering Development & Testing Engineer 3

Position Overview

Join the Clean Energy Revolution! Become a Transmission/Substation Engineering Development & Testing Engineer 3 at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you’ll contribute to the adoption of cutting-edge Grid Platform and Grid Enhancing Technologies while advancing SCE’s Pathway 2045 vision. Your work will support transmission/substation testing services, technology demonstrations, and innovative solutions to power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections and ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise for the identification, analysis and resolution of high-impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and documentation maintained, coordinating high-impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering staff.
• Protects the Company’s physical, financial and cybersecurity assets and manages sensitive customer and proprietary data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction, or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding and technical capability to deliver advanced technology demonstration projects from concept to field deployment.
• Experience executing projects that focus on customer needs through design thinking, incorporating feedback and building stakeholder consensus.
• Knowledge of modeling power systems using tools such as PSCAD (software in the loop), RTDS (hardware in the loop), and other power flow and short circuit analysis software.
• Hands-on experience in a lab environment with instrumentation and testing procedures.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction while successfully leading cross-departmental technical teams on high-impact projects.
• Familiarity with SCE’s publicly available January 2025 Technology Roadmap.
• Familiarity with the CPUC’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program.

Benefits & Perks

• Location: Westminster, CA
• Schedule: Hybrid work mode with mandatory on-site attendance at an SCE facility on designated days and remote work on remaining days (employees must reside in California).
• Up to 15% travel required within the SCE service territory.
• Requirements: Must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation and complete specified training for unescorted access to assigned work locations.
• Visit the Candidate Resource page for more details regarding benefits, perks, and the hiring process.